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I just returned from a trip to Maine and was getting caught up on the bankruptcy sale of Remington. I was sad to read this. Hopefully they will rise again and continue to manufacture firearms.
It was interesting to see that Sturm Ruger purchased the Marlin Firearms operation, along with another group purchasing the Parker name.
It will be a sad day for the Ilion community if they shut that plant down.
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I read that Ilion is supposed to shut down today, October 2.
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I really like my Remington auto shotguns, 1100 G3, 11-87 and SP10. I prefer my doubles but ...
I hope that Remington does rise again, they make/made good guns.
Last edited by Lawrence Kotchek; 10/02/20 12:15 PM.
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I read that all the investors in the roundhill group are hunters and gun enthusiasts so thats a big step in the right direction.
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they used to make moderately priced, reliable and safe firearms...
now they make alotta cheap, unreliable and perhaps dangerous guns...
which maybe why they have gone belly up...
Last edited by ed good; 10/02/20 12:10 PM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Here is a list of buyers:
Remington Outdoor Company Asset Sale
Remington Asset Winning Bidder
Remington Firearms- Roundhill Group, LLC (Real Estate Investors)
Dakota Firearms - Roundhill Group, LLC (Real Estate Investors)
Remington Ammo - Vista Outdoor, Inc. (Federal Ammo)
Barnes Bullets - Sierra Bullets, LLC
Marlin Firearms - Sturm, Ruger & Co, Inc.
Bushmaster Firearms- Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
Tapco (parts) - Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc.
DPMS Firearms - JJE Capital Holdings, LLC (Palmetto State Armory)
H&R Firearms - JJE Capital Holdings, LLC (Palmetto State Armory)
AAC Silencers - JJE Capital Holdings, LLC (Palmetto State Armory)
Parker Shotguns - JJE Capital Holdings, LLC (Palmetto State Armory)
Stormlake Barrels- JJE Capital Holdings, LLC (Palmetto State Armory)
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they used to make moderately priced, reliable and safe firearms...
now they make alotta cheap, unreliable and perhaps dangerous guns...
which maybe why they have gone belly up... What do you mean by “dangerous” guns, Ed? Do you mean faulty design that may cause injury through malfunction? Do you mean such shoddy manufacturing that the guns may blow up? Or do you mean that the guns made by Remington may be used by persons with ill-intent. Like every gun ever made.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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back: better you answer your own question...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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It's a shame, really. The Remington factory is the 2nd oldest continually operated manufacturing facility in the United States. They have been making Remington guns in that SAME brick building for over 200 years.
And the town of Ilion depends on it as their anchor business.
Remington's QC has come under fire in recent years, perhaps not entirely unfairly. But the trigger thing is completely unfounded. If one can claim there is a "problem" it's that stupid people are capable of improperly setting it. And because the 700 is the most popular rifle ever made in America...by a MILE...any such instances are going to be magnified.
Is Ford at fault if someone soups up their Mustang so much they run off the road?
I hope investors can bring capital in and keep going...likely with a more streamlined offering. If they just make 700's and 870's and perhaps 1 or 2 others, they should be alright.
The question is, given the idiocy of a plurality of NY voters and politicians...is it time to cut bait and move it all to Alabama. I feel for Ilion, if it goes that way.
New York is such a fantatically beautiful place. It's just sad that 72% of the voters live in 9% of the land area...and dictate their politics to everyone else.
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Like it or not, the litigious climate requires idiot proof designs, to the extent of protecting from persistent and skilled idiots.
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